Cost of living comparison
Faroe Islands is 23.8% more expensive than Israel.
If you lived in Faroe Islands instead of Israel, you would:
pay 21.7% more for restaurants
|
Israel
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
₪69.16
|
$22.84
DKK163.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.73
₪53.83
|
$19.35
DKK138.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
₪9.53
|
$3.01
DKK21.56
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
₪7.49
|
$2.44
DKK17.47
|
|
pay 50.6% more for groceries
|
Israel
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
₪8.20
|
$7.20
DKK51.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
₪25.36
|
$5.63
DKK40.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.77
₪24.73
|
$8.02
DKK57.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
₪13.66
|
$4.78
DKK34.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
₪16.43
|
$5.87
DKK41.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.39
₪5.08
|
$0.98
DKK6.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.30
|
$1.17
DKK8.39
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
₪2.88
|
$1.30
DKK9.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
₪3.28
|
$0.78
DKK5.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₪2.30
|
$1.17
DKK8.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
₪2.20
|
$1.43
DKK10.26
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
|
Israel
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
₪26.12
|
$7.27
DKK52.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$55.86
₪204.12
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,349.49
₪140,142.08
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.71
₪46.43
|
?? | |
pay 13.6% more for housing
|
Israel
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.90
₪98.29
|
$61.08
DKK436.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$996.96
₪3,643.23
|
$785.35
DKK5,616.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$867.88
₪3,171.52
|
$790.49
DKK5,653.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.21
₪600.07
|
$94.06
DKK672.71
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Israel
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$878.81
₪3,211.47
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.07
₪43,165.33
|
?? |
pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Israel
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.94
₪29.02
|
$8.62
DKK61.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.67
₪13.42
|
$6.11
DKK43.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.64
₪35.21
|
$10.06
DKK71.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.13
₪234.37
|
$50.02
DKK357.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.47
₪41.93
|
$15.09
DKK107.93
|
|
pay 37.4% more for clothing
|
Israel
|
Faroe Islands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.32
₪304.47
|
$141.28
DKK1,010.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.42
₪195.20
|
$50.30
DKK359.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.69
₪411.80
|
$146.12
DKK1,045.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.71
₪470.35
|
$201.22
DKK1,439.02
|
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